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[dig] / dɪg /








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I said, “I had a shovel. I dig it a hole. I dig in holes. I dig in the holes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But if you dig a bit deeper, things are looking far less rosy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

They showed a different side - one that was willing to dig deep, control the game without the ball and defend with composure while Arsenal put pressure on.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The digital era encouraged many marketing professionals to dig deep into specialties like SEO, programmatic advertising, email marketing and now AIO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I thought you were going to dig worms.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

The Escondida mine in northern Chile yearly digs up around five percent of the world's copper, which is essential for the energy transition, artificial intelligence and defense.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Further digs could take place in the future.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

You show up with whatever you have, even if you think you have nothing, and you’ll find that doing so digs solutions out of you that you didn’t know you had.

From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026

The author is a dedicated researcher who, in each chapter, digs into archives and personal correspondence to find the most revealing material.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

So what if I suffered from full-fledged panic attacks every time I drove our beat-up '88 Camry through the winding, narrow roads to my new temporary digs?

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

“It seemed like it digged the piece,” Aitken said, as wide-eyed and sincere as he is when talking about all of his work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

But he that had received one went and digged in the earth and hid his lord's money.

From Time Magazine Archive

Spade never digged a pit as murky, foul, treacherous as that which gapes for the spirit of a golfer who is off his form.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, as a double precaution against double voting, each digged his fingers in a pot of indelible ink and presented his forearm to let one square inch of hair be shaved off.

From Time Magazine Archive

Men were laboring with Mattocks & Axes & Picks & rustic Grubbing Hoes — & together they digged out & built up the Breastworks & Redoubts at the Eminence of the Hill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

A video posted by the police shows people digging through collapsed remains of a residential building in Pryluky.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But the crate digging, which I also did in physical record stores, was always worth it when you found your new favorite band or heard the summer’s hit track long before any of your friends.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

"The study was to be conducted before the excavation and digging", not after, said local artist Salwa Mahmoud.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

They resumed digging at a sprawling and decaying property, shifting the focus from a battered greenhouse that was the center of attention Tuesday to an area nearer a home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

You’re already unzipping your backpack, digging for your supplies.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

And the line was, “I had a shovel. I dug holes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Exploring the dunes at night, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey but as temperatures rose after sunrise, the scorpion dug into the sand to escape the intense heat.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Jeffrey Bartash dug into the latest unemployment figures to describe a “low-hire, low-fire” job market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Hilton turned to my father as we dug into our lunch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Someone’s elbow dug into my back, another woman’s feet were two inches from my face.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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